rapporteur
rapporteur
Definition
rap·por·teur (rap′ôr tʉr′)
rapporteur
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- appoint: Despite the obvious need, the European Union cannot even agree to appoint a special rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses in Tibet.
- congratulate: First, I want to congratulate the three rapporteurs, who all made excellent comments about how elections can be arranged and brought about.
- have: If we want to write reports in the Assembly, let us settle for that and not have rapporteurs.
- meet: Call for Sessional Meeting rapporteurs Calling all budding Ernest Hemingways.
Adjective modifier
- un: In 2002, he was appointed the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health for a three-year term.
- special: CASI's index of recent reports by the special rapporteur is here [ link added on 12 April 2002 ] .
- thematic: A growing number of States, 35 to date, have agreed to issue a standing visit invitation to all thematic rapporteurs.
Preposition: on
- right: The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Zaire spoke recently of ` government sponsored massacres ' .
- violence: She has been serving as the Special Rapporteur on violence against women since August 2003.
Noun used with modifier
- shadow: I am the shadow Rapporteur for this EU Directive in the Industry Committee of the European Parliament.
- judge: A judge rapporteur will be appointed who will investigate the admissibility of the complaint and the relevant evidence.
- project: The team worked closely with the project rapporteur, glass artist Sasha Ward.
Possessives
- report: A more detailed summary is available in the rapporteurs ' report.
Possessives
- un: It also called on the UN's special rapporteur on torture to report back from Guantanamo to the 2005 Human Rights Commission.
Preposition: for
- inclusion: The UK is also rapporteur for inclusion of this active substance in Annex I of 91/414/EEC.
Modifies a noun
- judge: When the rapporteur judge is not a part of the judgment rendering group, he enjoys the capacity of an adviser.
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